Album
9
9 is the seventh studio album by the Danish band Mercyful Fate, recorded in February and March 1999 and released on 15 June 1999 through Metal Blade Records. It follows Dead Again from 1998 and carries on the heavier sound that record introduced.
Lyrically, it stays with the Satanic and occult themes that marked the band's early years and returned as the main focus on Time in 1994. For anyone tracing the group's story, it is the final studio album before a twenty-year hiatus from 1999 to 2019, which makes it a fitting place to hear where this second phase of the band ended up.
9: tracklist and credits
10 tracks · 41:51Tracklist
- 1Last RitesHank Shermann and King Diamond4:12
- 2Church of Saint AnneHank Shermann and King Diamond4:44
- 3Sold My SoulKing Diamond5:05
- 4House on the HillHank Shermann and King Diamond3:43
- 5Burn in HellKing Diamond3:49
- 6The GraveHank Shermann and King Diamond4:10
- 7InsaneHank Shermann and King Diamond3:02
- 8Kiss the DemonKing Diamond3:53
- 9Buried AliveKing Diamond4:41
- 109Mike Wead and King Diamond4:32
- Produced by
- Kol Marshall and Mercyful Fate, Mercyful Fate
- Recorded at
- Nomad Recording Studio, Carrollton, Texas, US
- Recorded
- February–March 1999
- Labels
- Metal Blade Records, Metal Blade
- Length
- 41:51
Line-up
- Sharlee D’Angelo · bass · guest
- Bjarne T. Holm · membranophone · guest
- Hank Shermann · guitar family · guest
- Mike Wead · guitar family · guest
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1999-06-23 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 23 June 1999 | ignored lone early release dated 1999-05-20 |
| Wikipedia infobox | 15 June 1999 | |
| Wikidata | 15 June 1999 |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1999 | DE | Metal Blade Records | 039841424225 | original |
| 23 June 1999 | JP | Metal Blade Records | 4988002386574 | other |
| 22 July 2008 | XW | Metal Blade Records | 888880691835 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · cropped: cropped from 2794x2816 to 2794x2794
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 2794×2816 | cropped: cropped from 2794x2816 to 2794x2794 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |